Principal Systems Engineer

This is where your work makes a difference.

At Baxter, we believe every person‑regardless of who they are or where they are from‑deserves a chance to live a healthy life. It was our founding belief in 1931 and continues to be our guiding principle. We are redefining healthcare delivery to make a greater impact today, tomorrow, and beyond.

Our Baxter colleagues are united by our Mission to Save and Sustain Lives. Together, our community is driven by a culture of courage, trust, and collaboration. Every individual is empowered to take ownership and make a meaningful impact. We strive for efficient and effective operations to deliver exceptional results.

Here, you will find more than just a job‑you will find purpose and pride.

The research we do and the products we develop improve outcomes for patients around the world. As a Principal Systems Engineer at Baxter, your work contributes directly to making a significant impact on others. It's challenging work—and you’re not on your own. Our teams collaborate cross‑functionally and lead by influence. Whether guiding a team through a project or managing direct reports, our research and development team is responsible for influencing others to achieve results.

Our colleagues within our R&D organization desire to work on products that make a meaningful difference in others’ lives. We are motivated by the power of teamwork and are natural leaders who are skilled at influencing others.

As a Principal Systems Engineer you will support the development activities for complex medical devices that meet customer needs and regulatory standards. This role works with talented systems, hardware and software engineers in resolving difficult problems by applying standard system engineering principles, methods, and techniques (Requirements and Risk Management, Issue Management, Configuration Management) to ensure our products meet medical device design control best practices.

• Lead development of Design Inputs and Digital Interface Requirements.
• Work with cross functional team members (e.g., Marketing and Clinical personnel) to translate user needs into system requirements.
• Lead engineering resources (Electrical, Mechanical, and Software) in the decomposition of system requirements to derived requirements.
• Contributes to resolution of competing constraints among inter‑related functions (e.g., engineering, manufacturing, regulatory, marketing) required to deliver products to market.
• Resolve interface issues and document theory of operations of complex medical product designs.
• Work with verification engineers to define test strategies for the development of verification plans and validation plans using requirement tracing methods.
• Support risk analysis activities from the capture of inherent hazards through mitigation, including quantitative residual risk calculation in support of the Safety Assurance Case.
• Implement configuration management through the complete product life cycle, including design, development, and sustaining phases.
• Interface with Manufacturing, Service, Product Surveillance, Supply Chain, and Customer Training staff through the design transfer process.
• Ensure compliance to the product development process and Quality System.

• Bachelor’s degree required with 5+ years of experience or Master’s with 3+ years of experience.
• Solid understanding of systems engineering principals and related disciplines, Electro/Mechanical, Digital Interface, Fluid Mechanics, Materials Science, etc.
• Success in delivering results on technical challenges including investigative and problem‑solving skills (DFSS/DMAIC/CAPA).
• Prior medical device preferred, Infusion Pumps and Syringe Pumps is a plus.
• Good communication skills, both oral and written.

We understand compensation is an important factor as you consider the next step in your career. At Baxter, we are committed to equitable pay for all employees, and we strive to be more transparent with our pay practices. The estimated base salary for this position is $112,000 to $154,000 annually. The estimated range is meant to reflect an anticipated…